The Observer‘Things will only get worse’: fears top scientists may shun UK over Brexit

Sunday 9th October 2022

Brexit has brought us to a world where everything is

“We have”

“We were“

“We used to do”

We are now Billy no mates. We used to be leaders in science. Now scientists are leaving. Students go elsewhere and the EU Horizon Research Programmes is looking likely to be closed for us. It’s more than Brexit. It’s because post Brexit our Tory Government now with its fourth PM on the trot, has gone out of its way to insult, ignore and obstruct our EU neighbours.

Now they are reaping what they’ve sown.

https://www.theguardian.com/education/2022/oct/08/things-will-only-get-worse-fears-top-scientists-may-shun-uk-over-brexit

Rejoin march this Saturday

The fight back begins and we must be seen! We cannot let Brexit be the norm! We owe it to future generations to start the reversal of the tragedy that is Brexit.   

Join us for the Rejoin March in London on the 10th of September. Full details can be found here https://marchforrejoin.co.uk/.

We will meet at Reading Station (South entrance) from 9:30 am for photo opportunities, etc. Then we’ll catch a train to Paddington between 10:30 and 10:45 am. There’ll be another meet-up at Paddington in front of WH Smiths to allow people from Windsor, Slough and Maidenhead to join us. Then at 11-11:20 am we’ll walk from Paddington to the Australian War Memorial at Hyde Park Corner, (this takes a good 25 mins – nearest post code SW1X 7DL – check this map to get exact location). Then we’ll ease our way into the march from there when it starts at 13:00. Bring flags, placards, etc.

UK: Online Safety Bill is a serious threat to human rights online – Article19

ARTICLE 19 remains concerned about the Online Safety Bill, which is currently being debated in the UK Parliament. The Bill is an extremely complex and incoherent piece of legislation that will undermine freedom of expression and information, privacy and the rule of law and will ultimately be ineffective in achieving its stated goal of making the Internet a safer place. We urge UK legislators to not shy away from the sweeping overhaul that this Bill requires in order to fully protect all human rights online.

https://www.article19.org/resources/uk-online-safety-bill-serious-threat-to-human-rights-online/

British wine wholesaler ‘leaves Brexitland for good’ over paperwork

The Guardian 26th July 2022

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2022/jul/26/british-wine-wholesaler-leave-uk-over-post-brexit-paperwork?CMP=share_btn_tw

Daniel Lambert, who supplies M&S, Waitrose and 300 independent retailers, to set up in France after £150,000 hole in revenue

Before Brexit, transporting wine across the Channel was relatively straightforward. After Brexit, it has turned into a nightmare.

Still, we’ve got blue passports now!

UK chemicals sector hit by £2bn Brexit red tape bill

FT 26th July 2022

George Parker and Peter Foster

Outside FT Paywall

https://archive.ph/2022.07.25-201042/https://www.ft.com/content/f41e3350-c870-41a7-b350-80d3a483ef8d

The chemicals sector faces a £2bn hit of post-Brexit red tape, twice the cost of initial industry estimates, as Britain sets up its own regulatory regime, ministers have warned.

The Defra impact assessment implied a £91,000 bill for each substance registered under the UK scheme known as UK Reach.

During the Brexit trade negotiations, the UK failed to negotiate reciprocal access to the equivalent EU database. UK chemical companies now face huge bills to register in UK Reach.